On Tuesday, CIA Director John Ratcliffe took the stand before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Democrat Senator Mark Warner seized the opportunity to question Ratcliffe about the government’s use of the Signal app, known for its end-to-end encryption capabilities. This inquiry comes amidst revelations highlighted in an Atlantic report.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe says that the Biden administration authorized the use of Signal for communications. He says that he put no classified information was in the Signal group that was revealed this week in The Atlantic report.
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March 25, 2025
It’s important to remember that Senator Mark Warner himself has a history with the Signal app. Back in 2017, Warner was caught using Signal to push the discredited Hillary Clinton-funded Russia dossier. This involved working with Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch, via his lobbyist to arrange a secret meeting with dossier author Christopher Steele.
An exclusive report from Fox News exposed that in February 2017, Warner, the Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, stealthily texted Washington lawyer Adam Waldman, who represented Deripaska. The aim? To organize a covert meeting with Christopher Steele.
Fox News detailed the dubious nature of Warner’s interactions with the lobbyist, highlighting Warner’s insistence on keeping things under wraps. To ensure this secrecy, Warner utilized the encrypted messaging app, Signal, setting his messages to vanish after a specific period, as indicated by the hourglass icon.
According to Fox News, Warner’s messages on Signal bore the “Confidential” label, though they weren’t classified. These communications were authenticated and labeled “CONFIDENTIAL” by Fox News, having been sourced from a Republican party member and then handed over to the Senate committee by Waldman in September of the previous year.
You can read Mark Warner’s alleged confidential Signal messages below:
TEXTS: Mark Warner texted with Russian oligarch lobbyist in effort to contact Christopher Steele on Scribd.
